“Every soul shall taste death.” Qur’an 29:57
“Wheresoever you may be, death will overtake you even if you are in fortresses built up strong and high!”[ Qur’an 4:78]
Death is not a disaster, but simply a passing from this world onto the next. It should make us reflect and ponder about the purpose of life, and what will become of us after death.
Allah has informed us in the Qur’an that He has created us with the purpose of worshipping Him alone and that He made this life a test to see who will fulfil that purpose:
“And I did not create the Jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Qur’an 51:56
Allah has also informed us the purpose behind the creation of death and life:
“Allah is He who created death and life to test you as to which of you is best in deed" Qur’an 67:2
Conclusion
“O man! What has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Most Generous? Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion. In whatever form He willed, He put you together. No! But you deny the Recompense (reward for good deeds and punishment for evil deeds on the Day of Judgement).”[Qur’an 82:6-9]
“Indeed, the righteous will be in pleasure, and indeed, the wicked will be in Hellfire” Qur’an 82:13-14
Death is inevitable. Our purpose in life is to worship Allah alone, perform acts of righteousness and to avoid all that is forbidden. Our fate is being decided on the basis of our present actions, so we can either make use of our opportunities on Earth to ensure an eternal place for ourselves in Paradise, or we can waste them and condemn ourselves to eternal punishment in Hell.
May Allah protect us. Amin
